Only around 28 of the 90
minutes that Trump spent with correspondent Norah O’Donnell were aired. Later,
the interview’s complete transcript and an expanded 73-minute version were made
available online.
Even though 60 Minutes
usually cuts down on interviews, these edits are especially noteworthy because,
precisely one year prior to O’Donnell’s interview with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago
resort on Friday, Trump had sued CBS over the editing of a 60 Minutes interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris, alleging that the interview had been
dishonestly altered to improve Harris’ chances of winning the presidency.
The case was substantially
rejected by legal experts as” meritless” and doubtful to succeed
under the first correction; nevertheless, in July, CBS reached a $16 million
agreement with Trump.
O’Donnell reminded
observers that Paramount had reached an agreement in Trump’s action at the
launch of Sunday’s show, but refocused that “the agreement didn’t include
any reason or admission of wrongdoing.”
In an extract from the
interview that wasn’t shown on the show, Trump blamed CBS for the payment and
reiterated his allegations against the network.
Trump hailed the sale of
CBS to the Ellison family and called Bari Weiss, the network’s new
editor-in-chief, a “great new leader” in another unaired segment of
the conversation.
“I think you have a great
new leader, frankly, who’s the young woman that’s leading your whole
enterprise, is a great – from what I know,”
he said.
A composite image of a
woman speaking into a mic and a man seated behind a desk.
Who will Bari Weiss pick as
the next anchor of CBS Evening News?
“I think one of the best
things to happen is this show and new ownership, CBS and new ownership,”
Trump said.
“I think
it’s the greatest thing that’s happened in a long time to a free and open and
good press.”
The chairman’s reflections
against Weiss and the Ellisons weren’t incontinently addressed by
O’Donnell.
Several of Trump’s reflections
challenging the validity of the 2020 presidential election, which he said
“was outfitted and stolen,” were among the multitudinous responses
that were removed.
During a part of the
discussion that was n’t shown, Trump tried to get O’Donnell to admit that crime
was lower in her home megacity of Washington, DC.
“You live here. You know
that too,”
Trump said, asking O’Donnell:
“Do you see a difference?”
“I think I’ve been working
too hard,”
O’Donnell responded.
“I haven’t been out and about that much …
I get in my car and go to work and I go home.”
Trump said “that’s not a
fair answer” and insisted that O’Donnell noticed a difference.
The president then seemed
to suggest that the back-and-forth didn’t need to be aired on the show.
“You don’t have to use that
one,”
he said.
“Don’t worry, don’t worry, I don’t want to embarrass her.”
What were the biggest claims Trump made in the full transcript?
The tariffs he assessed on foreign countries have led to the
loftiest stock request situations ever and increased 401 (k) values, which he
tied to public security. He blamed the ongoing government arrestment,
condemning Egalitarians for gumming its end while claiming Republicans are
nearly amicable in advancing to end it.
Trump called Obamacare “ terrible ” healthcare that’s too precious
and stated he’s willing to work with Egalitarians to fix it if the government
reopens. He defended immigration enforcement raids and said they haven’t gone
far enough due to judicial hindrance by liberal judges appointed by Biden and
Obama.
Trump made several false or deceiving claims, similar as asserting
grocery prices are down when they’ve risen, denying affectation or claiming
it’s veritably low, and exaggerating investment numbers.
